Buying & Merchandising Assistant - Cookshop & Utility

Dobbies Garden Centres; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Dobbies Garden Centres is seeking a Buying & Merchandising Assistant for their Cookshop & Utility team in Edinburgh. This role involves supporting the Buying team with product data management, supplier liaison, and administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills and a high level of computer literacy, contributing to a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

33 annual leave days per year

50% off in Restaurants

25% off in the Garden Centre

10% off in food halls

Hybrid working

Company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan

Interest-free season ticket loans

Access to Wagestream

Access to Retail Trust

Study assistance for funded courses

Qualifications

• High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong team player with proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Oversee critical path to ensure delivery of team objectives.
• Manage and maintain the sample library, ensuring timely delivery.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues regarding purchase orders.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Job description

Buying & Merchandising Assistant - Cookshop & Utility

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Buying & Merchandising Assistant to join our Cookshop & Utility team (Buying & Merchandising) based in our Central Support Office in Lasswade on a 12 month fixed term basis. Your role will be to provide support to the Buying team, working closely also with stores and suppliers. The role focuses on product data management, supplier liaison and sample management, maintaining the critical path for the Buying team and general administrative tasks.

Responsibilites

• Critical path oversight to ensure delivery of team objectives
• Managing and maintaining the sample library - ensuring samples are delivered and returned to suppliers on time and to critical dates for sign off deadline and other key events (including press and marketing events)
• Ensuring suppliers and all products are set up accurately on the systems
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve any issues regarding purchase orders, samples, delivery dates and other ad hoc requests
• Inputting key product information into the range plan and inputting short codes and product attributes into back-office systems
• Creating group purchase sheets and uploading them into intranet for store use
• Creating Dobbies barcodes for products as required
• Resolving scanning queries received from store
• Setting up promotions and assisting in the preparation of seasonal product catalogues
• Providing analytical reports where required
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

• High level of computer literacy, including word, excel and power point
• Excellent organisation skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Proactive
• Focussed on getting things right
• Strong planning, prioritisation, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills, building strong relationships across the business
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Can demonstrate our values at all times – we’re one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.
  
  

What We Offer

• Holiday – enjoy a well deserved break with 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata for part time)
• Discount – treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Hybrid working – a combination of office and home working to help balance your work life balance
• Pension – save for the future with our company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan
• Season ticket loans – spread the cost of travel with an interest free loan
• Access to Wagestream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a Virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Study assistance – invest in your professional development with funded courses and qualifications
• The little things to keep you going through the day – free tea, coffee, and milk
• Collaborative office space – with access to our wellbeing room, learning resources and even a book swap
• Invites to our annual company conference, summer and Christmas social events
  
  

About Us

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for,

We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Retail

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